Valve structure



Oct. 23, 1928.

C. F". WRAY VALVE STRUCTURE Filed Fb. 1, 192s Patented (let. 23, 1923.

UNITE CHARLES F. WRAY, OF kltOCI-IES'ER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNR TO NATONAL BRASS MAN- UFACTURING COMPANY, OF ROCEIESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. i

VALVE STRUCTURE.

Application filed February r1`his invention relates to a valve struc-ture, and more particularly to the type ot valve mechanism used in milk pasteurization tanks.

One object of the. invention is to ail'ord a simple and practical means for detachably connecting a disc member on a valve stem so as to permit close and accurate seating of the disc member, and quick .separation of said parts when necessary for sterilizing.

Another purpose of the improvement is to allor-d an arrangement of valvesea-t, and cooperating seating portion on a disc member, that insures a more effective. closure than with previous valves of this type, and also a more durable seat construction.

An additional object of the invention is to provide an eli'icient construction, ot tcw parts, for accurately positioning and securely retaining a seating portion on a disc member, and also for preventing leakage around the valve stein when the valve is open.

To these and other ends, the invention comprises tlie construction that will appear clearly from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, the novel features being pointed out in the claims following the description.

In the drawing:

Figurel is a horizontal sectional view of a pasteurization tank, showing applied thereto a preferred embodiment of the invention, the valve body appearing in elevation;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the tank and valve structure;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view of v the disc` member and seat;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of.

Figure 3, and 'Y Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a modied form of disc member.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which like reference characters refer to correspondingparts throughout the sev. eral views, 1 an d'2 designate respectively the able wrench receiving openings 7, asuitable4 1, 1928 Serial No. 85,212.

as toV permit slight relativeplay between said part-s when in operation so as to insure tight, uniform engagement with the seat. To accomplish this, the disc member, which is designated generally at 9,' has a. hollow interior to receive the valve stem, and includes a cy` lindrical collar 10 having an annular recessv 11 which is cut entirely through at 12 to provide an opening aliording vaccessto the interiorI of the cylindrical collar 10.

It is desirable to retain the disc member on the valve stem by a spring retainer, and with this in View, the valve stemis formed with an annular groove 13, and arranged inthe recess 11 is the yicldable retainer, preferably consisting of a loop-shaped wire spring member, formed as shown, and including a straight portion 14 that extends through the opening 12 in the cylindrical collar portion 10, and engages the groove 13 in the valve stem, as shown in Figure 4. The straight portion 14 of the spring retainer terminates in curved ends 15 which rest in the recess 11, and are' .crossed at 16` to att'ord oppositelyr arranged lateral finger pieces 17, which permitof ready y engagement to press the ends of the springretainer toward each other when desired to eX- l pand the retainer and disconnect the'disc member. p y

When thuseXpanded, the straight portion 14 is bowed outwardly far enough to disengage it from the groove 13, and/permit the disc member to be removed from the valve stem. Adjacent to the opening 12 in the cylindrical collar 10, said collar is cut away vat its iieriphery` as indicated at 18 which per-v mits of readily engaging and disengaging the spring retainer from the recess vin the collar 10 when it is desired t0 separatejthe parts.

To assemble the spring retainer on the collar, the straight part 14 is irst-set'in the opening 12 after which the crossed ends 15 are pressed toward reach other while at the` same time the lretainer is forcedv over the end of the collar, permitting said 'ends` 15 t0 spring into the recess 11 when the retainer is released and contracts. Then byinserting'the valve stem within the collar wand-forcing it inL wardly as far as it will go, the groove 13 is brought into cooperative engagement with the straight portion 14 of the spring retainer and the parts are locked together by contraction of the spring retainer. The valve stem'V is rounded at its end, as indicated at 19, which permits a slight universal movement or play between the stem and disc member, insuring closed and more uniform seating of the disc member. Y

Arranged on the disc member is a seat portion of block tin, suitable alloy, or other sott material adapted to proper engagement with the seat, said seat portion 20 being pret erably in the form of an annular ring. The seat portion Q0 is held in place on the disc member by a head which, as shown in Figure 3, is designated generally at 21 and is interiorly threaded for engagement with a correspondingly threaded portion on the disc member. The head 21 hasa cylindrical inner Vend portion 22 which engages interiorly of the seat portion 20 and centers the same with reference' to the disc member, while 23 is an annular flange or extension engaging the outer face-of the seat portion and acting to hold it against the dise memben The head 21 is rounded or hemispherical to afford guiding means adapted to cooperat-e with the valve opening and center the disc member as `it moves to seating position, and 22 is a squared portion, formed by cutting away the head at opposite sides, to receive a wrench for turning and-removing the head from the disc member. Y

The seat portion 2O cooperates with a stationary valve seat designated at 24, and which as shown is transversely concaved. The seat Vportion 2() being of soft material, is arranged so that its outer edge engages approximately centrally -of the transverse concavity of the valve seat, and is rounded slightly at such edge by being forced tightly against the sta tionary seat and thereby affords a positive and thoroughly liquid-tight lit between the disc member and valve seat. In the modified arrangementshown in Figure 5, the valve seat and movable seat portion Cooperate and are constructed as already described. In this form, however, the seat portion is set in a recess 1n the dise member and 1s held thereon by a head 25 which in turn is held in place on the disc member by a threaded bolt 2G. v

` The valve stem is threaded at 27 for engagement with a threaded bushing 28 mounted in the sleeve 29,*and when the valve stem is moved outwardly to discharge the contents of the inner container 1, it is desirable to prevent leakage of milk from the valve body 5 at the pointsbetween the sleeve 29 and valve stem.Y To accomplish this, the valve stem is provided with a shoulder 30, and adjacent to the shoulder 30 on the valve stem, is a concavedsurface 3l, so that when the shoulder 3() comes into contact with the inner end of sleeve Q9, instead of a Hat. surface being presented against the end of the sleeve, it is engaged by the curved or concaved surface V31 which fits .closely against the adjacent corner of the sleeve 29 and aliords an intimate, positiv-e contact therewith at all points around the valve stem, effectively preventing any leakage between these parts.

While the invention has been described with reference to certain detailed arrangements, it is not confined to the precise con struction disclosed, but may be rmodified in various respects, and this application is intended to cover any departures or changes coming within the underlying features of the o invention or the scope of the 'followingclaims I claim:

1. The combination with a valve stem, of a hollow disc member embracing the end ot the valve stem and means for detachably holding the dis-c member on the valve stem comprising an annularly arranged yieldable s ring retainer mounted on the disc member, trie latter having an opening through which a portion of said spring retainer projects in- Sii wardly to engage a recess in the valve stem.

2. The combination with a valve stem, of a disc member, and means for rdetaehably holding the disc member onr the valve stemcomprising a yieldable loop-shaped spring rey tainer supported on the ydisc member, the latter having an opening through which a portion of lthe spring retainer extends and engages an annular groove on the valve stem.

3. The combination with a valve stem, of a quickly. detachable disc member mounted thereon, and a spring retainer for holding said parts in operative relationship compris ing a loop-shapedmember having its ends crossing one another and formedV to aiizord im linger portions which when pressed vtogether' expand the retainer and release the disc member from the stem. y

t. The combination witl'i a valve stem, of a quickly detachable disc member mounted thereon with a cylindrical' collar having an annular recess cut away at one port-ion to afford access tothe interior of the collar, and a loop-shaped spring retainer seated in the j recess and having a straight portion project ing through said opening and engaging an annular grooveA in the valve stem.

5. The combination with a valve stem having an annular groove, oa disc member having a cylindrical collar with an annular 'rey'12o cess that is cut away at one point to afford an opening through the collar, and a spring retainer including a straight portion engaging said opening in thecollar and the groove in the valve stem, said straight portion terminating in curvedends engageable Vwith the v recess in the collar and formed to afford op# positely disposed compressible ringer pieces by which thev retainer can be expanded to release the disc member from the valve stem.

6. The combination With a valve stem having an annular groove, of a disc member having a cylindrical collar provided with an annular recess cut away at one portion to afford an opening to the interior of the collar, a spring retainer consisting of a loop-shaped Wire member having crossed end portions affording finger pieces by which it can be released from vthe valve stem and a straight portion adapted to project through the opening in said collar to engage the groove in the valve stem, the periphery of the collar being vcut away adjacent said opening to afford a fiat surface and permit ready engagement of the straight portion of the retainer With the recess in the collar.

7. The combination with a valve seat, of a disk member adapted to be att-ached to a valve stem, said disk member including a flat annular surface and a threaded end extending therebeyond, an annular seat member on said flat surface, said seat member being unrestrained at its outer edge by the disk member, and a retaining head threaded on said end extension of the disk member and extending completely across the latter, the headinner edge of the annular seat member, and

an extension having an annular flange bearing against the face of said seat member to clamp itv against said flat annular surface of the disk member, said annular flange being separated from said cylindrical flange by a depressed surface out of contact with the seat member. l

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name. Y

onnnnnsk F. Waar. 

